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A Positive Change for a Negative Label
California State University, Fullerton, sought to make students feel less defeated about being placed on academic probation, so administrators banished “probation” from the institution’s official lexicon.
New Programs: Mental Health Counseling, Medical Sciences, Student Affairs, Nursing
Belmont University is starting a Ph.D. in mental health counseling. Marymount University, in Virginia, is starting an M.S. in medical...
‘Deplorable’ Conditions for Academic Freedom
AAUP report on Linfield University’s firing of a chaired professor sets stage for censure later this year.
Howard U Moves Classes Online
Howard University will hold only online undergraduate classes (except for lab classes) during the final weeks of the spring semester...
Lessons on Democracy From Ancient Athens: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jeff Miller, professor in the department of political science and international relations at SUNY New...
Saint Vincent Debates Whether Speech Was Racist
Saint Vincent College’s president, the Reverend Paul Taylor, issued a statement last week denouncing racism after a speech at a...
Opinion
Dos and Don’ts for Recruiting Diverse Students
Kerri Shook shares lessons from her research into student perceptions of institutional efforts to recruit racially and ethnically diverse students.
Parents Sentenced for Cheating on Son’s SAT
Gregory Colburn and Amy Colburn were each sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to eight weeks in...